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| Hiking | 2.77 Miles |
1,692 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.77 Miles | 4 Hrs 36 Mns | | 0.78 mph |
| 1,692 ft AEG | 1 Hour 3 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This is a peak that I have been wanting to hike for a while, so I decided to head down toward Tucson and hike this one today.
I went up the "standard" route that gets to the peak from the south, and I went back that way also.
The hike was steep with a lot of loose gravel, which made the going slippery. It was a fun ascent to the summit, with some class 3 climbing at the end. The climb to the summit had a slight bit of exposure, bu the rock was good and there were good handholds and footholds.
There is some nice geology in this area, which made for some awesome scenery along the way and at the summit.
I was originally going to make a loop out of it and descend to the north, but I figured that the devil you know is better than the devil that you don't know, so I went back the way that I came. I imagine that I was as slow or slower going down -- the footing wasn't very good so I was being overly cautious I suppose.
I drove in all the way to the end of the road -- 4WD was not needed but it seemed to me that high clearance was needed. I am not sure if crossover SUV's could make it all the way. If not, there are places to pull over and park.
In spite of the loose footing much of the way, I enjoyed this hike and I might do it again sometime. |
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